Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-14


municipal board, cor mission or trnst Ia any
city, save only justices OF the peace and alder.
men. notarles Public and pet sons In militia
service of the Stale; nor shal any election
officer be eligible 10 any civ;l office TO be
filed by au election at which he snail serve,
save only To such subordinate municipal or
local offices az shall b.. designated ~ general
lazy.
VACANCIES IN ELrcfIox b ,ARps-Acr or JAN
UAEY 81, ;S1I
SECTION 6. In a!l lection districts where
a vacancy exists 10y reason o! disqualification
OF the officer othr' wis.,. in an election
board heretofore arpo.uei, or where any new
district shall be forucd the Judge or Judges
OF the court OF common leas al The proper
county shall, tcn days before AIRY general or
special election, ipoi.,t competent persons
to fiji said vacauces aud 20 conduct the
election IN said new districts; and in the an.
puintinent OF inspectors in any election dis
trict beth shall not be OF The same political
rariy; and the judge nl elections shall, in
all cases, be ci tie poiiiica! party having the
majority CT votes in said district, as nearly
as the said judge or judges can ascertain
the fact: and in case OF the 6isaerecment
Of the judges as Ia the selection Of inSpce-
tors, the political ;nslorIty 0l the Judges shall
select one of suca inspectors, ana The III nor
lily Judge or Judges shall setecl Lheothe,.
VACANCIES on MORNING OF ELEcTIoN--Acr OF
JULY 2, 1889.
IN case the person who shall have
received the second highest number of votes
for Inspector, shall nc; attend on the day
of any election, then tbc person who shall
have received lie second highest lumber of
votes for judge at the rext proceeding elec-
lion, shall act IS an Inspector in his lace:
and in case The person who shall have re-
cciyed the highest numbe5 of votes ior in
Specior shall rot attend, the pr rson elected
Judge shall appoint an Inspector in his place;
and in case the person eicclea judge shall
not attend, then the inspector who receired
the highest number CT votes shall appoint
in judge his place; and if any vacancy shall
continue in the board Tor the space OF Que
hour alter the time fixed BY law for The
opening OF the election, the 1ralified voters
OF The township, ward or district, for, which
such officer shall hive been elected pres
cnt al the election, shall elect one of their
number to fill snch vacancy.
THE oATH-Aor JANUARY 80, 1874
SEC Q. Iu addition to the oath now pre-
scribe1 by law 20 be taken and subscribed, by
elections Ulcers, they shall DC Severally sworn
or at1irnei not to disclose how any elector
shall have voted unless required to do SO as
witnesses in judicial proceeding. All Judges,
inspectors, clerks and overseers of any clcc-
ton held under This act. Shall before e!ter-
ing upon their duties be duly sworn or
affirmed i'll the presence Of each other. The
Judges stall be sworn by Tie minority in.
spector, and in case there by no minority
Inspector, then by justice OF the peace or
alderman, and the inspectors, oyciseers
and clerks snail bc sworn be the Judge. GER
titcate of such swearing or affirming shall
be duly made cut and signed by the officers
so sworn, and attcsted by the officers who
administer the oath.
MODE OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.
ACT JAHUABY so, 1874.
SEC s. st all the elections hereafte~ held un>
der the laws OF this Commonwealth, Il @
polls shall be opened at o'clock, A. NJ and
closed at o'clock, P. N.
THE BALLOTS
CONSTITUTION OF PENNsYLvANIA-ART. VIII.
SEC. 1. All elections by the citizens shall be
by ba lot. Every ballot voted shall be num-
bered i'll the order IL which il was received
and the number recorded by the election
officers on the list OF voters opposite the name
OF the eiector who presents the ballot. Anv
elector may write his name upon his ticket,
or eaIse tho Same to be written thereon ana
attested by citizen of tbs district.
ACT JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC. &. At the opening of the polls at the
elections ii shall be the duty OF the judges OF
the election for their respective districts to
designate one OF the inspectors, whose dnty it
shall he 10 have in custody The registry of
voters, and To make the entries Il. rein requir-
cd by law; and it sfall be the duty Of the
other said Inspectors to receive and number
the ballots presented at said election.
DUTIES CT PEACE OFFICERS ACT OF 1539
II shall be the duty OF the respective con-
stables of ecch ward, district or township
within this Commonwealth, to be present in
person Or by deputy, at the place of holding
such elections in ssid ward, district or town
81
THE TICKETS.
ACT MARCH 80, 1866.
SEC. 1. BE it enacted by tho Senate and
House of Representatives OF the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
mot, and it Is hereby enacted by the au-
thori'y of the same That the qualified voters
CT the several counties of this Commonwealth
at all general, township borough and spe-
cial elections arc hereby hereafter authorized
aud required to vote by tickets, printed or
written. or partly printed and partly written,
severaly classified as follows:
Ono ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for for the Electors of
President ard Vice President of the United
States, and shall be labelled on the outside
with the word Electors"
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for for Member Of Congress Of
tie Unite1 States, all persons voted for for
Member OF the State Senate of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, all persons voted
for for Member of the House Of Representa-
tives of tine Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and ali persons voted for for county Offices
Of said county Of Butler, and to be labelled
on the outside with the word "County.
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted foc for Judge of any Of tine
courts of said county or of this Common
wealth, and be labelled ON the outside with
the word Judiciary"
Ono ticket shall contain the names Of all
persons voted for for officers Of the Com
mon wealth Of Pennsylvania, other than
Judges of the Supreme Court of said Com
monwealth, and be labelled On the outside
with the word "State."
OF THE ELECTION RETURNS.
ACT JANUARY so, 1874.
SEC. 13. AS soon as the POLLS shall close, the
officers of the election shall proceed to count
ell the votes cast for each candidate voted
for, and make full return of the same in
triplicate, with return sheet in addition, in
all of which the votes received by each can
didate shall be given after his name first
in words thcn in figures. and shall be sign
ed by all the said officers and by over GERS. If
any, or il not 80 certified, the overseers and
any officer refusing 10 sign or certify, or